Dish holder



1951 B. A. SELTEN ET AL 2,563,694

DISH HOLDER Filed Nov. 12, 1946 Jnventor BERNARD A. SELTEN,

ELIZABETH SLATER,

Patented Aug. 7, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- DISH HOLDER Bernard A. Selten and Elizabeth Slater, Los Angeles, Cal.

Application November 12, 1946, Serial N0. 709,153 7 2 Claims. (01. 65-54) Ihis invention relates 130 dish holders, and more particularly to holders for feeding dishes for young children.

An object of the invention is to provide improved means for securely holding a feeding dish upon a fiat support, as, for example, the tray of a childs high chair.

Another object is 110 provide a device of this character which 1s cheap and simple in construction, anti. which may readily be applied to trays cf various widths anal sizes.

In order that; the invention may be readily understood, reference is ha'd 1:0 the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, andin which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a. conventional high chair showing our improved dish holder applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on an enlarged sca1e, substantially an the 1ine 2--2 o1" Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of our improved dish alone;

Flgs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary front and side elevations respectively of ne end of our improved fastening device, such as shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the dish alone, similar to Fig. 3, but showing a slightly modified construction;

Figs. 7 and 8 are fragmentary front and side elevations of one end of a slightly modified holding device adapted f0r use with the dish shown in Fig. 6; end

Fig. 9 is a p1an view of a, modified form of d1sh which may be employed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A designates a. eonventional high chair, having the usual tray B carried by pivoted arms C, the tray beim; surrounded by a peripheral upstanding rim b.

The invention includes the provision of a specially constructed plate or dish. This is designated. in its entirety in Fig. 2 by the reference numeral I, and 1s preferably formed of moldable plastic material. It may be of circular form and comprises the upstanding side Walls 2 and flat bottom 3.

The peripheral upper edges of the side walls 2 are rolled over, as at 4, and extended downwardly to prov1de a rim portion surrounding and spaced from he side wa1ls 2. This rim portion preferably projects be1ow the plane of the bottom 3 and serves to support the dish upon the tray B.

The r1m 5 is provided, at diametrlcally opposite p0ints, With openings 6, shown in Fig. 3 as in the nature of an elongated horizontal s1ot.

'Our improved holding device comprises an extensible, flexible member l, such as an elastic band. Bach end of this band 7 is 1ooped around. a portion cf a hook shaped fastenin device EI, formed of sheet material, and secured by riveting or sevving, as at 8. In practice, the end cf one hook 9 is inserted through one of the s1ots anal the band then passed around and umlerneath the tray and the other hook engaged in the Other slot 5, at tne opposite side, as illustrated in Fig. 2. This serves to securely anchor the dish the tray, and prevent it from being accidentally tipped over Other forms of opening anti fastening device may, of course, be used. Thus, in Fig. 6, I have shown openings 6 in the natura of keyhole s1ots, and the corresponding fastening dev1ce, as shown in Fies. 7 and 8, consists of a headed pin 9'. The head of the pin is, of course, adapted 130 be inserted through the circular portion of the keyhole s1ot, and then the shank slipped down into the narrow portion thereof, in a well known manner.

While we have shown, in Figs. 1 end 2, a. dish of circular form, and having bu.t a single compartrnent the invention is equally applicable to dishes of other forms.

tain difi"erent kinds of food.

It will be noted that the openings 6 are formed. in the rim 5, which is spaced from the walls of the dish itself, so that on the one hand there.

is no chance of the food spilling out throughw these openings, and 011 the otner handl, the fastening devices do not project into the food receptacle.

While we have shown these openings as formed in a downwardly projecting rim which entirely surrounds the dish, t'ne invention is not limited to the use o1 such a continuous rim. A11 thas is necessary is 130 provide the dish with downwardly and outwardly projecting portions spaced from the Walls of the dish and formed with openings therethrough. Thus a, pair of down turned perforated ears could be employed, instead of a coutlnuous rim. The rim as shown, however, gives greater strength and stability uo the dish.

What we claim is:

1. The combination with a. dish having its peripheral portion rolled over and extending out- In Fig. .9, we have shown,. by way of example, an elliptical dis:h having upstanding ribs or partitions I dividing the in terior into several compartments adapted to con- 3 'wardly and downWmrdly 120 form a rim surrounding and spaced from the side Walls, said rim being provided with key-hole slots a1: opposite sides and a1: points above the 1ower edge thereof, and a flat support on which said dish may rest, of a 5 fstening device comprising an extensible and flexible member adapted 120 pass beneath said support, said member having at its ends anchor- 'ing means constructed to detachably engage in said key-hole s1ots.

2. The c0mbination with a dish adapted 110 be supported on a chair tray, sa.id dish having ios peripheral portion rolled over and extendipg outwardly and downwardly substantially 1:0 the plane of the bottom 01 the d1sh*to form a Tim surroundihg and spaced from the Side Walls, sa'id: rim being provided with openings ab diametrically. opposite points located W1'11157' above its; lower edge, of a fastening device comprising an iext'ehsible and flexible member who1ly unconnected with said dish or tray, having ao each end an .anchoring element constructed 130 detachably REFERENCES CI'IE The following references are of -rec0rd in the fi1e of this patent:

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